Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-21
JACOB p. ANGNEY,s ruuAu
investigating an Old Shooting Affair An
the Crimimal Courf.


investigating an Old shoo,ins Affair I'm
the Criminal Court.
In the trial OF Jacob p. Angney, indicted for as
sault and battery on John n. Wtlmotf and
Thomas r Trumbull on November 25, 1852. the
crosS-examinattOn Of John H. wilmott was con.
tinued yesterday after THE STARS report closed.
Mr.. Smith asked the witness, "Did not you ON one
occasion get Angney into a room on F street. give
nim some wine, drug 1t, and get him to sign note
for large sum OF money!
That's a lie, quietly answered the witness. ~
was not In the city at that time
A number OF letters were submitted to the wit
ness, who identified them as being In his hand
wnting. The witness denied being instrumental
y, IL, bringing about the marriage Of Angney with
ms hrst wife or the divorce, by telling her that
n ~ husband was a perjurer thief, and things OF
District Attorney worthington Intercepted the
Angney in Detroit. He said that with q deputy
marshal and policeman he found Aneeny in
that his I name w De.ro1 Angney he said denied
was john 2. Andrews, and he was not the person
wanted; He further informed them that ii they
affesteu ann Cney must take the consequences.
GOING INTO wIMoTrs RECORD.
inls morning the croSs-examination OF wilmott
was resumed by Mr.. c. NJ. Clink. The witness de-
ned That he was arrested here Ia 1879 for assault
ing any person; was arrested at Columbia, Pa,
lol something, but the case was dismissed; was
a aD or 10 9Snd to Keep the
tne case was dismissed; was arrested for assault
ing James w. Gatewood; 1t was for hitting him
that he was arrested for assaulfing Oicer sullivan
august o. 1885; was not thrown out Of hotel at
rauehson ,of encag the sons OF the proprietor to
surety $50 II he would deliver him up, but gave
MIN (Dr. G.) to understand that he would be WILL
ang sn 20 pay as much as he Dr G had received for
ne considered his life was In danger; had written
10 Angney.s company and employers in answer to
to Angney to several parties, but In answer to in
quiries; he knew that every word he had
written was true and could be proven,
Did not propose to An sney that both should leave
their wives and travel around as the sons OF Eng
nsh lords Witness was asked II there were not
enortS made to have him removed as executor OF
the estate OF his wtfes mother. Witness said that
such proceeding was taken, but he denied that the
araed to A1gney Was made one Of the
The estate would be eaten up. Did not threaten
Angney Immediately after the proceedings In Lam
never made the proposal to leave the family, but
Angney made such proposal and afterward put It
on him. Witness acknowledged that he assaulted
didn't know that he broke Mr.. vande Hoevens
shOulder-blade.
The court asked If this was regular. to go into
this mans whole life.
Mr.. Cnnk thought 1t was
The district attorney .-''You may as well try to
show that he threw stones at his grandmother"
Mr.. Cnnk.-"And we are sure he threw stones at
his mother"
The court said that his suggestion was as to
Witness did not follow Mr.. vande Hoeven with a
revolver and afterward tell him what narrow
escape he had. Don't remember swfndlin1
widow in Lake View (Mrs Norris, in 1879 Wit
ness could not tell whether he had been arrested
eight times in his city.
shooting was exhibited showing one bullet hole In
the back, one in the shoulder and the third on the
left Gun.
Redirect. Witness had never run away from
charge. The assault he made on vande Hoeven
was because he had slandered witness to q young
lady whom he was trying to get In with. Angney
his wife had been sending her money from time to
time for their support from the time he left them.
TuRNBULLs TESTIMONY.
Thos. R. Turnbull testified that he was clerk
in the Pension Office at the time OF the shooting;
never saw Angney till the evening OF the shoot
ing; had known WilrnOtt In Paterson In 1873 and
lost sight Of him till he met him In this city. On
November %. 1882, witness called at the house on
9th street: was there introduced TO Angney. Wit
ness was invited by Wilmost to go with him and
7th and d, and then went over to the st. Marc and
to Mr.. Angney's room. where he {A.> went to his
get he handed 1as
Then the waiter came up with the drinks. Anghey
then handed another paper to Wilmott who, hold
that witness heard tWo pssoi shcts and
Angney then fired two pistol shots at him, one
shot just missing his head and the other In his
panied Wflmott to the hospital where the doctors
said his injuries were critical.
On crOSs-examinatiOn witness said he was In the
rear part OF the Passaic Herald Office when Mr.
WilmOtJ and the editor, MI. Vande Hoeven, had q
difficulty, in which they slapped each others faces
and tuSseled on the Sidewalk when the latter fell,
,chov -eA dnxx-r fNirt chr lAp~
blade.
on objection by the district attorney, Mr. Smith
said they proposed TO show that WilmOtt and this
witness acted together in that fracaS, and also
that they acted together at the st. Marc and
these two should be on trial.
Witness denied emphattcally that there was any
concert OF action and asserted that he had NO idea
why Wilmott should get of the same train and go
to the same building. Witness was then the bust
article published by vande Hoeven refiectins On
WilmOtt, and the latter called on the former to
retract, but the matter was subsequently made up.
THEOLOGICAL OR MATHEMATICAL
care you an athSist?" asked MI. Smith.
81 refuse to answer such question" replied the
witness.
The counsel said that they asked this as AFFECT
aThen," said the witness, "I'n answer-No.v
COMPATIBILITY
after and that we receive punishments here as
we'll as hereafter.
''Then you believe in double puntshment?' said
Mr.. Smith.
Mr.: Worthington objected to any theological
diSquiSition.
The court said that this was a mathematical
question.
Witness did not know OF any unfriendly feeling
between the parties; never heard OF Angney as
the brOther-in-iaw.
After recess witness resumed the stand and was
further examined, and described the shooting
scene.
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HE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR
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Judge Thurman is quoted in a dispatch from
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